The most common treatments for mumps

We know that mumps is an infectious disease. Patients will often have clinical symptoms such as fever and facial swelling. Once a mumps patient is diagnosed, he or she must be isolated and treated. Since mumps has a certain incubation period, patients who have been in contact with mumps must also be isolated for a certain period of time. Below I will introduce to you the common treatments for mumps.

Isolate the patient and let him/her rest in bed until the swelling of the parotid gland completely subsides. Pay attention to oral hygiene, change the diet to liquid and soft food, avoid acidic food, and ensure fluid intake.

Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: Both internal and external treatments are used. For internal use, the Puji Xiaodu Yin prescription is used as the main prescription, and the dosage can be adjusted according to the symptoms. For local application, Zijin Ding or Qingdai powder mixed with vinegar can be applied externally several times a day. You can also grind Jinhuang powder and hibiscus leaves into powder, mix chrysanthemum juice with an appropriate amount of honey, and apply it externally twice a day. You can also use dandelion, Commelina, narcissus root, purslane, etc. to mash and apply externally to relieve local swelling and pain.

General antibiotics and sulfonamides are ineffective. The efficacy of antiviral drugs is uncertain. Interferon seems to have a certain effect, but it does not shorten the course of the disease. Ribavirin and other drugs may have anti-mumps virus effects and can be tried for critically ill patients. Adrenal cortical hormone treatment has no definite effect. It can be considered for short-term use in severe cases or complicated by meningoencephalitis, myocarditis or orchitis.

Local irradiation of helium-neon laser in the treatment of mumps has a certain effect on relieving pain and swelling.

Symptomatic treatment, including dehydration agents, can be given for high fever, headache, vomiting, etc. Complications are treated according to the condition.

Through the introduction of the above content, I believe everyone has a clearer understanding of the treatment of mumps. Since mumps is an inflammatory disease, anti-infection treatment must be carried out first, and then the corresponding treatment should be carried out according to the patient's symptoms. The specific treatment plan should be determined according to the severity of the patient's condition. It is hoped that mumps patients will be isolated and treated in time after diagnosis to avoid serious consequences.